Beet-loader.



No. 891,973. PATENTBD JUNE 80. 1908.

D. BARNEY.

BERT LOABER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 4,1907.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

` A TTORNE YS PATENTED JUNE 30, 1908. D. BARNEY. BERT LOADER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNI: 4.1907.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

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DAVID BARNEY, OF GOLDEN, MONTANA, ASSIGNOR OF TWO-THIRDS TO ARTHUR BARNEY, l v( rQLDEN, MONTANA, AND CHARLES E. CHRISTOPHERSON, OF JOLIET, MONTANA.

BEET-LOADER.

`Specification of Letters Patent.

resented June 3o, 1908.

Application filed June 4, 1907. Serial No. 377,201.

in the county of Carbon'and State of Montana, have invented a new and useful Deet- Loader, of which the following is a specification.

n This invention relates to beet loaders and its object is to provide a wagon designed to be drawn over afield contamn beets can be collected and thrown into the i Wagon,.the power produced by the rotation quickly place the throwing mechanism into or out o wheel.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists of certain novel features operative relation with the power of construction and combinations of parts ing shown in section.

connected thereto.

been shown iny detail in Fig. 4 where it will be which will be hereinafter more fully described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings is shown the preferred form of the invention.

In said drawings: Figure 1 is a side eleva-- tion of'a beet loader embodying the present improvements, the throwing mechanism being shown by dotted lines in raised position. Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the throwin mechanism, the supporting roller thereof be- Fig. 3 is a plan view of said mechanism. Fig. 4 is an enlarged section through the driving wheel and its shifting device.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference, 1 designates a wagon body supported by vsuitable running gear 2. Arranged longitudinally along one side of this body is a rail 3 fastened in any suitable manner to the ends of the body 1. One of the rearsupporting wheels 4 of the device has driving mechanism of novel construction This mechanism has f `seen that the same consists of a cap 5 designed to. be

placed over the outer end Vof the hub of W eel 4 and formed with lugs or the loose` beets and having mechanism w ereby the projections 6 which project between the spokes of the wheel. Tlie cap is designed to be fastened upon the head in any desired manner, as by means of a set screw 7 and extending from this ca i is a stein 8 on which is mounted a groove wheel 9. A circular flange 10 extends from the cap and surrounds Athe hub 11 of wheel 9 and formed upon the cap of said hub are teeth 12 which are held normally out of engagement by means of a spring 13 interposed between cap 5 and hub 11. A rounded projection 14 is formed upon the center of the outer face of wheel 9 and a block 15 is secured upon the outer portion of stem 8 and is similarly rounded. nteprosed between the rounded portion 14 and the block 15 is a spreading device 16 in the form of a substantially wedge-shaped plate having a slot 17 through which the stem 8 projects. An operating rope 18 is connected tothe small end of the spreading device and extends to the front of the wagon where it is within convenient reach of theI driver.

Mounted upon the rail 3 is a slide 19 having an inturned ilange 2() designed to lap the bottom of the rail so as to prevent acci-- dental displacement of the slide. This slide has an arm 21 pivotally connected to it and extending laterally thercfr in and pivoted to the lower end of the arm is a strip 22 constituting the head of the collecting device. Fingers 23 extend forward from this strip and constitute tines and an arm 24 extends upward from strip 22 close to its pivot 25 and has a guard rod 26 projecting forward therefrom and formed integral with the end tine or finger 23. Each of the lingers or tines 23 has an angular stem 27 which lits within the cross stri i 22 and is preferably held in engagement therewith by means of a. retaining stri` 28 suitably secured upon the strip 22. Tie tine which is farthest re# moved from the guai'd 26 is looped hackward asshown at 29 in Fig. 1 so as to form an outer guard to prevent the beets or other material which is upon the collector from slipl ina* ofl' the outer end thereof.

he rlower end of arm 21 to which the strip 22 is pivoted is preferably forked as shown in Fig. 3 and has a brace 30 extending therefrom and journaled in an ear 31 extending from slide 19. As the ends of this brace are rigidly 'connected to the strip 24 said brace constitutes means for preventing or any other loose vegetable the strip 22 from moving backward or forward under any pressure to which it might be subjected. An arm 32 extends upward from the forked end of arm 24 and secured to it is one end of an operating rope 38 which extends over a ulley 34.- mounted in a standard 35 exten ing upward from slide 19. Said rope also extends downward and under a second pulley 36 carried by said standard after which the rope is carried forward and over a pulley 37 connected to the front portion of the wagon. The end of the' rope is then brought back and secured within the groove of wheel 9.

ln usin this device the slide 19 isirst secured re erably at the front or the rear end of the ody by inserting a pin 38 through the,

slide and into .one of a series of openings 39 in rail 3. The slide will therefore be locked against movement upon the rail. It is of course to be understood that any other desired means may be employed for locking the slide if desired. l/Vhen the arts have been secured in this manner the tines 23 are lowered into contact with the ground and the wagon is then drawn forward so that beets owths in the ath of the Hexble device will be gathered bythe tines and between the guards 26 and 29. The rotation of wheel 4 will not cause the wheel 9 to revolve because vsaid wheel is t rformally out of engagement with the cap 5. fi led 'body l i/Vhen the gathering dev-ice becomes and `it is desired to deposit v`the contents thereof in the body 1 the operator pulls forward on rope 18. This causes the wedgeshaped spreading device 16 to force the wheel 9 against the tension of spring 13 so thatthe teeth 12 .u onfvsaid wheel will engage the corresponfiiig teeth on the cap. vheel 9 will therefore he rotated. and will wind the rope 33 thereon. Anupward pull will therefore be exerted upon arm 32 and arm 21 will be swung upward. It will be noted that the `inner end of strip 22 projects past the fork of arm 21 as shown at 40 and therefore it is obvious that when arm 21 is swung upward strip 22 will he allowed a certain independent swinging movement in a vertical plane until the pro'ecting end 24 contacts with the arm 2l. he further upward swinging movement of arm 2l will cause the collecting device to/swing upward therewith and when arm 21 reaches an almost vertical position the collecting device, which is made up of strip 22 and prong 23, will swing upon its pivot 25 so that the contentsthereof will drop or be thrown into the It is of course to be understood that this upward' movement of arm 21 and the collecting device is very ra id and when the parts are brought to a sud( en stop upon reaching the limit of their upward movement a throwing action will be produced and the discharge of the contents of the collectthrow the ing device into the body 1 is therefore insured. As soon as the material has been discharged into the wagon body the opera- 'tor releases the rope 18 and the spring 13 will therefore press the wheel 9 outward.

position upon the ground.v The stopping of v the upward movement of the arm 2 1 can be effected by a egli-zing 41 upstandingpfrom the,

slide 19 and t s spring will also tend to arts backward to their initial positions w enhthe Wheel 9l is shifted out of engagement with-'cap 5. After the body 1 has. been filled at one point the slide 19 can be adjusted longitudinally upon the rail and can be again securedA so that the athered material can be de osited within t e body at otherpoints e o eration above de scribed is repeated unti the entire wagon body is fille y It will b e seen that the mechanism de scribed, for collecting beets and depositing them in a wagon body can-be readily connected to an ordinary wa on, it merely be ing necessaryto fasten t e rail 3 to the wagon b ody and to attach the cap 5 to the hub of one of the Wheels. The operation is 'very simple and said mechanism will befound thoroughly efficient for the purposes intended.

What is claimed is:

1. The combination with a portable .receptacle; of a collecting device connected thereto and movable longitudinally thereof and dis osed to ride u on the ground, and means fiir swinging sai device to direct the contents thereof into the receptacle.

2. The combination with a portable receptacle; of a gathering device connected thereto and suspended therefrom, said device being movable longitudinally of the rece tacle and means for lifting said device to t irect the contents thereof intotherece tacle.

3.l The combination with a porta le receptacle; of a gatherin device suspended therefrom and dis ose to ride upon the ground, said device eing movable longitudinally of the receptacle and m ns operated by the mo vement of the receptacle forllifting said device to direct the contents thereof into the receptacle.

4. The combination with a portable receptacle; of a gathering device adjustably and pivotally connected thereto, said device being dis osed to move upon the ground beside and ongitudinally of the receptacle, and -meohanism -operated by the movement of the receptacle for swinging the collecting device above the receptacle to discharge the contents thereof,

l1 il .nected thereto and normally sus a collecting device pivota ceptacle,

f connected to the slide, a collectin I ported receptacle,

of the receptacle for lifting the gathering device to direct the contents thereof into the receptacle. Y. u

6. The combination with a portable' receptacle; ofV a pivoted arm adjustably cm en e therebelow, a collecting device pivota y connected to the arm, and means for swinging the arm vertically to discharge the contents of the collectin device into the receptacle7 said collecting evice and its arm being movable longitudinally of the receptacle.

7. The combinati n with a portable receptacle; of an Aarm pivotall connected thereto, and'normally sus ende therebelow, y connected to the arm and disposed to move upon the ground, and means 4'operated by the movement of the receptacle forswinging the arm to bring the collecting device above the receptacle and in an inverted position. r

'-8. The combination with a portable receptacle; of an armpivotally and slidably connected thereto and normally suspended therebelow, a stri pivotally connecte to the arm, tines exten ing therefrom, guards eX- tending' from the strip, and means operated by the movement of t receptacle for swinging the arm to. bring the strip and tines above `the receptacle.

9,. The combination with a portable reand a rail secured thereto; of a slide upon the rail, means for securing the slide in adjusted position, an arm pivotally device movably connected yto the arm, an means operated by the\movement of the receptacle for raising and inverting the collecting evice above thel rece tacle.

10. The comlbination with a ortable receptacle and a ide rail secure* thereto; of a'slide adjustabylf mounted upon the rail, an arm pivotally connected to and normally de pending from the slide, nected to thel arm, tines and guards extending from the strip andi constituting a collecting device, andr'neans operated' by the movement of the receptacle for swinging-the 'arm and collecting device above the receptacle.

- 11. The combination with a wheel supa drive wheel, and manually operated mean's for placingl the drive to move upon the a strip pivotally couwheel in operative relation with one of the supporting wheels; of an arm pivotally connccted to and normally sus ended below the receptacle, a collecting device carried therebyl said device and' its arm being movable longitudinally of the receptacle and means operated by th operating wheel for swinging t e collecting evice above the rece tacle.

12.The combination with a weel ,sup-f ported receptacle; of a drive-wheel, manually operated means' for placing said wheel into operative 'relation with one of its supporting wheels, means for automatically disupon the v engagin the wheels, a guide'rail receptac e, a slide adjustably mounted thereon, an arm pivotally connected to the slide and normally dependin therefrom, a gathering device connecte means operated by the rotation of the drive wheel for swinging the .gathering device above the receptacle.

13. The combination witha wheel supported receptacle and -a guide rail thereon; of a drive wheel, manually operated means for placing said Wheel in operative relation with the supporting wheel, a slide upon the guide rail, an arm pivotally connected thereto and normally suspended therebelow, a collecting device pivotally means operated by the drive wheel for swing ing the arm and collectin I device'upwar and a yieldable stop for sai arm.

14. The combination with a. Wheel supported receptacle, a drive wheel, and manually operated means for placing said wheel in o erative relation with one of the supporting W eels; of a uide rail upon the receptacle, a slide adjusta ly connected thereto, an arm pivotally connected to the slideyand normally suspended below the rece tacle, a collecting device upon the arm an disposed to move upon 'the ground, and means operated by the'drive ,wheel for swinging the arm to invprt the collecting device above Athe receptac e. v f 15. The combination with a portable receptacle; .of a collecting device' adjustable 1n the directionl of the movement of said receptacle, and means for actuatin said device to direct the .contents thereof into the receptacle. v

In testimon that I claim the foregoing as my own, I'liave hereto aixed my signature' inthe presence of two witnesses.

DAVID BARNEY. Witnesses: l

C. E. THOMPSON,

to the slide, and.'A

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